WORKFORCE


PROGRAM TARGETS FUTURE


A few years ago, Bruce Logan and Nick Sinn of Logan Contractors Supply, Inc., decided that the industrial equipment in- dustry needed to do more to appeal to fu- ture employees entering the marketplace. So, they developed an internship program geared toward high school juniors and seniors interested in learning more about the distributor side of the business.


“There is a need within our industry to promote what a great working environment we offer,” said Sinn. “With all of the new technology coming out, mechanics and technicians are becoming harder to find, so we decided to target that group first.”


Their first two interns were students from Saydel High School in Des Moines, Iowa. The school already had a school-to-work program in place, which made implementing the program much easier. “We developed our internship program in conjunction with their program,” said Sinn.


The 24-week paid internship offered flexible hours based on the student’s availability and interest (10 to 20 hours per week). “Things went really well,” said Sinn, who added that both students have now gone on to college, one for mechanical engineering and the other for business manage- ment. “I would love to see them both come back to the dealership full-time following graduation.”


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